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Lots of arcade shooters made the jump to the Genesis, but some suffered great changes. Insector-X is an example of a game that went through massive graphical and audio alterations on the trip home. The cartoony visuals were traded for some seriously robotic bugs, and the soundtrack was completely swapped out. Some argue that it’s all for the better, while some say the game is worse off for it.
On-rails FMV shooters pop up every now and then, but the only difference between them is usually the quality of the video. As consoles progess in power and features, this particular genre never really seems to go anywhere. Perhaps that’s why they’re still not a lot of fun to play, even after so many years. Take Absolute Entertainment’s A/X-101 for the Sega CD, for instance. Grainy video, dull enemies, and some bland gameplay are everything you’d expect going in, and at least in this regard, the game doesn’t disappoint. Too bad that’s the only expectation it will ever meet. Read our full review and then go play some Android Assault to make the hurt go away.
The original Jurassic Park set the movie world on fire with its dramatic tale of living dinosaurs and science gone wrong. The game was hyped just as much, though reactions were (and still are) mixed. Of course, the inevitable sequel came, and Sega released a Genesis version soon after. Actually the third Jurassic Park game on the console, The Lost World was the final original domestic release for Sega’s 16-bit wonder until Majesco ported Frogger a year later. Our poor Genesis was indeed inherited by reptiles and amphibians!
Football season is here again! There are plenty of NFL and NCAA games to watch, but if you need a bit more pigskin action after all the games, your Genesis has all you’ll ever need. One of the better ones is EA Sports’ College Football USA ’96, and thought it may lack the Bill Walsh license, it has over a hundred teams and solid gameplay. We have a full review, so lace up and take to the field.
Even after two decades, the myth persists that the Genesis had few RPGs. The argument of the uninformed, it still makes its way into console war conversations the world over. In reality, there are over 70 RPGs between the Genesis and the Sega CD, almost as many as there are shooters (which people say the console has too many of. Go figure.) We dispelled this myth in our RPG Roundup and our Left in Japan: RPGs feature. One of those neat little RPGs that gets overlooked by most is Electronic Arts’ TechnoClash. A cyber punk sort of adventure/RPG title, it was developed by BlueSky Software and features sprite art by Earthworm Jim’s Doug TenNapel.